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Broken bats: NL pitchers ponder season with no swings Three or four hours before a National League game, they'd be cackling around the cage. Madison Bumgarner and buddies - or pitchers from any home team, really - taking batting practice under an afternoon sun in an otherwise empty ballpark. After all the ...
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Voeckler: We can't ask riders to choose between Tour de France and Olympics When the IOC announced the 2021 event schedule for the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games on Friday, the elite men's road race was still set for July 24 - one day before the end of the Tour de France. The date puts the world's best climbers in an impossible ...
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Inter won't make a play for Roma star Zaniolo - Marotta Inter chief executive Giuseppe Marotta said the Nerazzurri have not made an approach for Roma star Nicolo Zaniolo and "probably won't" in the future, while he also discussed the possibility of signing Alexis Sanchez permanently from Manchester United.
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Setien: My relationship with Messi is good Barcelona boss Quique Setien insisted he and Lionel Messi have a strong relationship after a palate-cleansing thumping of Deportivo Alaves got rid of a bad taste in the mouth. Morale was low after Thursday's 2-1 home defeat to Osasuna, which came on a ...
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Auburn, Alabama among final 3 for top 2021 prospect Ga'Quincy McKinstry It's down to three for Alabama's top 2021 high school football prospect. Pinson Valley defensive back Ga'Quincy McKinstry narrowed his college choices to Auburn, Alabama and LSU on Sunday via social media. McKinstry plans to play football and basketball ...
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Mariners notebook: Dee Gordon balancing his strong commitment to both family and baseball If you remember all the way back to February (which perhaps seems like a lifetime ago), you might recall that Dee Gordon was a late arrival in Mariners camp for the best of reasons as his wife was due to give birth to the couple's first child. Marco Gonzales ...
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Lakers News: Dwight Howard Shifts Focus To Social Justice After Being Reported Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard was one of the NBA's most vocal figures about social injustice prior to coming to the Walt Disney World bubble. It was because of that it took almost until the last minute for him to decide to join the team in Orlando.
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Man United's De Gea should've saved second Chelsea goal - Solskjaer Manchester United's David de Gea should save Chelsea's second goal "100 times out of 100," according to manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after errors by the goalkeeper saw his side suffer a 3-1 defeat in the FA Cup semifinal on Sunday. The Spaniard was at ...
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'Villarreal will always be my home' – Cazorla and Bruno bid farewell to Yellow Submarine after LaLiga rout Santi Cazorla said Villarreal will always be his "home" after the veteran star bid farewell to the LaLiga club amid links to Xavi's Al-Sadd in Qatar. Cazorla and long-serving captain Bruno Soriano played their final match for Villarreal in a 4-0 final-round rout of ...
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Olympics: Human Rights Watch Report Documents Abuse of Child Athletes in Japan TOKYO (Reuters) - A Human Rights Watch report has found child athletes in Japan often suffer physical and verbal abuse and sometimes sexual abuse during training after documenting the experiences of over 800 athletes in 50 sports. The 67-page report ...
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'I was a bit lucky' - Giroud admits De Gea should have saved his FA Cup opener The Frenchman was delighted to get on the scoresheet as Chelsea beat arch-rivals Manchester United at Wembley. Olivier Giroud has admitted that David De Gea should have saved his opener in the FA Cup semi-finals, and that he was a "bit lucky".
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Masahiro Tanaka progresses in recovery from concussion, could be ready by Yankees home opener against Phillies Masahiro Tanaka threw a bullpen early Sunday, his second time throwing off a mound since he suffered a mild concussion the first official day of the rebooted spring training. His next step will be to face live hitters, Aaron Boone said. "Everything went well.
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IndyCar's next wave proving kids are more than all right Pato O'Ward, of Mexico, makes his way to his car during practice for an IndyCar Series race at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. AP photo. NEWTON, Iowa — If only the English rock band The Who didn't procure the name "The Kids Are Alright" for its 1979 ...
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Napoli boss Gattuso worried about coronavirus ahead of Champions League trip to Barcelona Napoli head coach Gennaro Gattuso admitted he is "worried" amid a spike in coronavirus cases in Barcelona ahead of next month's Champions League showdown. Gattuso's Napoli are scheduled to visit Barcelona for the second leg of their last-16 tie on ...
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'Cause for concern': NRL warning on dangerous 'hanger' tackles The NRL has issued a warning to all clubs about the disturbing trend of defenders plunging their body weight onto the unprotected legs of ball carriers in a tackling technique dubbed "the hanger". Head of football Graham Annesley took the unusual step of ...
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Dynamo in must-win mode after loss to Portland Optimism now shifts to urgency for the Dynamo following their 2-1 loss to the Portland Timbers on Saturday at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Reunion, Fla. The Dynamo (0-1-1, 1 point) enter their final group stage match against the L.A. Galaxy ...
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Mitchell Santner: 'I'm working on disguising my carrom ball a bit better' Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner has evolved to become a central part of New Zealand's white-ball set-up and continues to thrive as a fingerspinner in an era dominated by wristspinners. The 28-year old opens up to ESPNcricinfo about what makes him tick, ...
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'We have to recover' - Matic urges Man Utd to refocus on Champions League race after FA Cup disappointment The Serbian midfielder is already looking ahead to a crucial midweek meeting with West Ham after a heartbreaking defeat to Chelsea. Nemanja Matic has urged Manchester United to refocus on the Champions League race after their disappointing FA Cup ...
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Barrett to begin Bulldogs tenure by poaching young Panthers gun As the Bulldogs close in on announcing Panthers assistant Trent Barrett as the club's new head coach, the boys from Belmore are also circling Burton. The Dubbo junior is contracted until the end of 2021, but he hasn't played NRL for the past three weeks ...
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Niko Kovac: Monaco appoint ex-Bayern boss on three-year deal Monaco have appointed former Bayern Munich and Croatia boss Niko Kovac as their new manager. The 48-year-old has signed a three-year deal with the Ligue 1 club, who sacked Robert Moreno at the weekend after finishing ninth - 28 points behind ...
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Flyers' Voracek quietly scratched from camp; Shayne Gostisbehere impresses in scrimmage VOORHEES, N.J. — Taking one more step toward the resumption of what has developed as a promising season, the Flyers Saturday engaged in an intrasquad scrimmage. The game-speed affair, the first in their post-hiatus training camp, featured five goals, ...
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Pakistan's Khushdil Shah ruled out of first England Test due to thumb injury; Abid Ali cleared of concussion Pakistan's cricket board (PCB) said all-rounder Khushdil Shah will miss the first Test against England with a fractured thumb but batsman Abid Ali is expected to return to training this week after being struck on the helmet while fielding on Sunday. Left-handed ...
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International Chess Day 2020: Date, significance, history and interesting quotes Chess was invented in India in the fifth century. It was then named "Chaturanga". The International Chess Day is celebrated on July 20 every year as the founding day of the FIDE (World Chess Federation). This year will mark FIDE's 96th anniversary. Chess is ...
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Former Ferrari boss shares rare update on Michael Schumacher The former boss of F1 racing team Ferrari Jean Todt has shared a rare update on the health of motorsport legend Michael Schumacher. Schumacher, the most successful driver in the history of F1 with seven World Championship titles, has not been seen in ...
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Report: NBA players likely won't be allowed to go without jersey names Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler's request to wear no name on the back of his jersey likely won't be approved, sources told Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press. While the NBA and the NBPA have agreed to a list of 29 social justice messages players can wear ...
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